The Oath
The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 4, 2013
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction From the moment Chief Justice Roberts botched Barack Obama's oath of office, the relationship between the Court and the White House has been a fraught one.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, inside-the-room look at constitutional drama and institutional ego.
- Genres
- Courts & the Judiciary, Constitutional Law, 21st-Century America
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, June 4, 2013
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A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction From the moment Chief Justice Roberts botched Barack Obama's oath of office, the relationship between the Court and the White House has been a fraught one. Grappling with issues as diverse as campaign finance, abortion, and the right to bear arms, the Roberts court has put itself squarely at the center of American political life.
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Jeffrey Toobin brilliantly portrays key personalities and cases and shows how the President was fatally slow to realize the importance of the judicial branch to his agenda. Combining incisive legal analysis with riveting insider details, The Oath is an essential guide to understanding the Supreme Court of our interesting times.
Inside the Room
A brisk, inside-the-room look at constitutional drama and institutional ego.
Come here for
- White House–meets–Supreme Court tension
- Politics with a courtroom beat
Expect
- Court battles with executive stakes
- A steady, scene-driven political read
Where it sits
| Courts & the Judiciary | 93% |
|---|---|
| 21st-Century America | 23% |
| Constitutional Law | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Constitutional Law
- Courts & the Judiciary
- Conservatism & Liberalism
- Authors
- Jeffrey Toobin
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- June 4, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Constitutional Law